Paperweight Study with Pink Cattleya Orchid

Object Name:

Department

Modern

Category

Paperweights

Maker(s)

Stankard, Paul ((American, b. 1943)), Artist

Place Made:

United States, NJ, Mantua

Date:

1982

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colorless

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pink

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white

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green

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yellow

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Technique

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lampworking

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cased

coldworked

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 3.4 cm, Diam (max): 5.7 cm

Accession Number:

2012.4.98

Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Paperweight Study with Pink Cattleya Orchid. Colorless Steuben glass, opaque pink, white, green, and yellow glass; flameworked, cased, cold-worked. Colorless paperweight with concave facets cut on top and bottom. Center of paperweight holds two pink and white Cattleya orchids with green and yellow stems and leaves.

Inscription

signature

Cased near bottom edge small white murrina with black lettering

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